Coventry, UK: The “professional” operation is the latest in a string of burglaries targeting Sri Lankas Tamil families for their gold, leading local authorities to warn people to keep their jewellery locked up and secure.

The burglary happened on Thursday, February 6 from a house in Coventry, the victim who cannot be named for legal reasons have spoken out about what happened , he stated that when he arrived he found the front door locked from inside, after becoming suspicious called police. The hoard included large amount of gold, $2,000 worth cash, Laptops and ipads.

Burglars broke through rear patio doors before carrying out an untidy search before taking the items. The victim urged anyone with information to call police in the hope it will encourage someone with information to come forward.

In the last few months Sri Lankans Tamils home has been repeatedly targeted by a gang of professional burglars due to a combination of a guaranteed haul of gold , this prompted local authorities in urging families to keep their jewellery locked up in a good-quality safe and advised not to keep items in the top drawer of a chest of drawers, under the bed or in the back of the wardrobe – this is generally the first place offenders will look.